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Application Programming Interface (API) is a type of software interface that provides a service to other software. 

Advanced C Engineering APIs (ACE APIs) include FairCom's ISAM, CTDB, and Low-level ACE API.

Each of these APIs use the Record Buffer Method for processing data at high speed with high efficiency. ACE APIs are ideal for C and C++ because these languages are designed to work with record buffers. Higher-level languages, such as Java and C#, can also use these APIs with almost the same efficiency as C or C++.

Command Line Interface (CLI) is a program that runs in an operating system terminal or command window. The program is called a command-line utility, command-line interpreter, command-line processor, etc. Some CLI programs are interactive and others are designed to be called from scripting languages. FairCom products include a number of command line utilities.

JSON APIs are FairCom's family of APIs that use jsonAction to interact with a FairCom server. They are optimized for client server computing and ease of use in all programming languages. They provide maximum data flexibility.

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a simple format for representing data. It requires very little markup and is flexible enough to represent the majority of data structures. It is self-describing, which makes it ideal for schemaless applications and search. It can optionally be paired with a schema to define an expected structure.

The JSON Action Protocol (jsonAction) is like REST, jsonAction is a standard way of using JSON to execute actions on remote computers by sending a JSON Action request to a server and receiving back a JSON response. All information needed in a request and its response is included in the JSON. This allows jsonAction to work over any protocol including HTTP, HTTPS, WS, WSS, MQTT, MQTTS, etc.

jsonAction improves on REST by putting all request information in JSON. In contrast, REST spreads request information across a URL, query string, HTTP header, HTTP verb, and HTTP payload. Similarly, jsonAction puts all response information in JSON, whereas REST spreads response information across the HTTP header and HTTP payload. Lastly, REST only works over HTTP whereas, jsonAction works over any protocol including asynchronous protocols.

JSON Schema is a standard for validating JSON documents. It requires a schema to be defined in one JSON file and uses that file to validate the content of another JSON file.

A JSON database may use a JSON Schema to validate the structure of a JSON document before it stores it in its database. This ensures data is complete and valid so that it can be queried reliably.

JSON Schema is not to be confused with SQL Schema.

Structured Query Language (SQL) is a standardized programming language that is used to manage relational databases and perform various operations on the data in them.

FairCom's SQL engine is ANSI compliant and has almost all SQL features up through the SQL:2003 standard.

JSON APIs are FairCom's family of APIs that use jsonAction to interact with a FairCom server. They are optimized for client server computing and ease of use in all programming languages. They provide maximum data flexibility.

The JSON Admin API logs into and out of FairCom servers and manages sessions, services, etc. All its API actions are available in all FairCom products.

This API is part of FairCom's family of JSON APIs.

The JSON DB API uses JSON over HTTP to manage databases, tables, indexes, records, queries, cursors, and transactions. It is available in all FairCom products.

This API is part of FairCom's family of JSON APIs.

The JSON Hub API configures and manages data integrations and transformations between input and output connectors. All its API actions are available in FairCom Edge and some are available in FairCom MQ.

This API is part of FairCom's family of JSON APIs.

The JSON MQ API configures and manage FairCom's MQTT broker. It is available in FairCom Edge and FairCom MQ.

This API is part of FairCom's family of JSON APIs.

Representational State Transfer (REST ) is a computer communication protocol that runs actions on a remote computer. It requires HTTP to send requests and receive responses. REST spreads request and response information across a URL, query string, HTTP header, HTTP verb, and HTTP payload.

In contrast, the jsonAction protocol is simpler and easier to use because it encapsulates all information in JSON, and it works over any communication protocol.

Advanced C Engineering APIs (ACE APIs) include FairCom's ISAM, CTDB, and Low-level ACE API.

Each of these APIs use the Record Buffer Method for processing data at high speed with high efficiency. ACE APIs are ideal for C and C++ because these languages are designed to work with record buffers. Higher-level languages, such as Java and C#, can also use these APIs with almost the same efficiency as C or C++.

The c-tree Database API (CTDB API) is FairCom's database API in the ACE family of APIs. It provides high performance with less code than the FairCom's ISAM API. The CTDB API introduces database concepts that are compatible with SQL. It requires records to contain predefined field structures. FairCom's CTDB API provides full control over record processing. This allows developers to implement data processing algorithms that are tailored to precise application needs, and this allows an application to achieve unrivaled performance. FairCom's CTDB API works well in a variety of languages, such as C, C++, Java, C#, and Visual Basic.

FairCom ACE APIs include ISAM, CTDB, and Low-level ACE API.

Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM) is FairCom's primary ACE API. ISAM uses the Record Buffer Method, which gives the application full control over the contents of the entire record buffer to store structured or unstructured data.

FairCom's ISAM API provides full control over record processing. This allows developers to implement data processing algorithms that are tailored to precise application needs, and this allows an application to achieve unrivaled performance. FairCom's ISAM API works best in the C and C++ languages.

FairCom ACE APIs include ISAM, CTDB, and Low-level ACE API.

The Low-level ACE API is FairCom's lowest level API. It provides total control over every detail of index and table creation and management. It requires the most code and provides maximum control for maximum server-side performance. It works best in the C and C++ languages.

FairCom ACE APIs include ISAM, CTDB, and Low-level ACE API.

FairCom ACE APIs are Record Buffer APIs because they use the Record Buffer Method.

FairCom ACE APIs include ISAM, CTDB, and Low-level ACE API.